Notice2021-27455
Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission; Notice Announcing Meeting and Inviting Agenda Topics
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December 20, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 241 (Monday, December 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27455]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD21-15-000]
Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission; Notice
Announcing Meeting and Inviting Agenda Topics
On June 17, 2021, the Commission established a Joint Federal-State
Task Force on Electric Transmission (Task Force) to formally explore
transmission-related topics outlined in the Commission's order.\1\ The
Commission stated that the Task Force will convene for multiple formal
meetings annually, which will be open to the public for listening and
observing and on the record.\2\ The first public meeting of the Task
Force was held on November 10, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky.\3\ The
second public meeting of the Task Force will be held on Wednesday,
February 16, 2022, from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
time. The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in
Washington, DC. Commissioners may attend and participate in this
meeting.
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\1\ Joint Fed.-State Task Force on Elec. Transmission, 175 FERC
] 61,224 (2021) (Establishing Order).
\2\ Id. P 4.
\3\ See Joint Fed.-State Task Force on Elec. Transmission, 176
FERC ] 61,131, at P 6 (2021); Joint Fed.-State Task Force on Elec.
Transmission, Notice, Docket No. AD21-15-000 (issued Oct. 27, 2021).
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The meeting will be open to the public for listening and observing
and on the record. There is no fee for attendance and registration is
not required. The public may attend in person or via Webcast.\4\ This
conference will be transcribed. Transcripts will be available for a fee
from Ace Reporting, 202-347-3700.
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\4\ A link to the Webcast will be available here on the day of
the event: <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/TFSOET">https://www.ferc.gov/TFSOET</a>.
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Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d1b0b2b2b4a2a2b8b3b8bdb8a5a891b7b4a3b2ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8feeececeafcfce6ede6e3e6fbf6cfe9eafdeca1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202-208-2106 with
the required accommodations.
As explained in the Establishing Order, the Commission will issue
agendas for each meeting of the Task Force, after consulting with all
Task Force members and considering suggestions from state
commissions.\5\ The Establishing Order set forth a broad array of
transmission-related topics that the Task Force has the authority to
examine and will focus on topics related to planning and paying for
transmission, including transmission to facilitate generator
interconnection, that provides benefits from a federal and state
perspective.\6\ The first public meeting focused on incorporating state
perspectives into regional transmission planning. In anticipation of
the second public meeting, all interested persons, including all state
commissions, are hereby invited to file comments in this docket on
agenda topics for the second public meeting of the Task Force, due
January 4, 2022. The Task Force members will consider the suggested
agenda topics in developing the agenda for the second public meeting.
The Commission will issue the agenda no later than February 2, 2022,
for the second public meeting to be held on February 16, 2022.
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\5\ Establishing Order, 175 FERC ] 61,224 at PP 4, 7.
\6\ Id. P 6.
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Comments may be filed electronically via the internet.\7\
Instructions are available on the Commission's website, <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a>. For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4828196878baaa8adaaa197b1b4b4abb6b084a2a1b6a7eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8acccfd8c9c5e4e6e3e4efd9fffafae5f8fecaeceff8e9a4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To
paper-file, submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the
Secretary, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Office of the Secretary, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
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\7\ See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) (2021).
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More information about the Task Force, including frequently asked
questions, is available here: <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/TFSOET">https://www.ferc.gov/TFSOET</a>. For more
information about this meeting, please contact: Gretchen Kershaw, 202-
502-8213, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#482f3a2d3c2b202d2666232d3a3b20293f082e2d3a2b662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f382d3a2b3c373a3171343a2d2c373e281f393a2d3c71383029">[email protected]</span></a>; or Jennifer Murphy, 202-898-1350,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f79d9a8285879f8eb79996858294d9988590"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b31362e292b33221b353a292e387534293c">[email protected]</span></a>. For information related to logistics, please contact
Benjamin Williams, 202-502-8506, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ff9d9a91959e929691d188969393969e928cbf999a8d9cd1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7b5b2b9bdb6babeb9f9a0bebbbbbeb6baa497b1b2a5b4f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>; or Rob
Thormeyer, 202-502-8694, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa8895989f888ed48e929588979f839f88ba9c9f8899d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="65170a070017114b110d0a1708001c001725030017064b020a13">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: December 14, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27455 Filed 12-17-21; 8:45 am]
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